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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for City of Hampton, VA; City of Newport News, VA

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At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rescue, or near Christopher Newport University, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include......

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For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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At 645 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rescue, or near Christopher Newport University, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Newport News, Hampton, Hampton University, Christopher Newport University, Northampton, Beaconsdale, Fort Monroe, Hilton Village, Raleigh Terrace, and Phoebus.

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  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:45PM EDT until August 10 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 10 at 6:39PM EDT until August 10 at 7:15PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Wakefield VA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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